Aleksander Čeferin speaks like he could have his finger on the pulse of change in football. Milos Bicanski / Getty Images UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has reasserted a rhetoric that could revolutionise the landscape of football in Europe.

Čeferin, who succeeded former UEFA boss Michel Platini when he was elected as the head of European football's governing body in September 2016, has made no secret of his plans to tackle the gulf between football's elite clubs and the teams who reside in the continent's minor leagues.

At a conference in Lisbon on Wednesday, Čeferin spoke of "luxury taxes, squad limitations and player hoarding."

Čeferin said that UEFA must "examine new mechanisms like luxury taxes, squad limitations, and fair transfer rules to avoid player hoarding and the excessive concentration of talent within a few teams," according to The Guardian.

Such a move could impact Chelsea, who currently have 36 players out on loan despite possessing a squad that has helped propel the Blues to the top of the Premier League, ten points clear of Tottenham Hotspur.

With so many footballers on loan — including highly-rated striker Tammy Abraham (Bristol City), centre back Matt Miazga (Vitesse Arnham), and Andreas Christensen (Borussia Monchengladbach) — Chelsea could be found guilty of "player hoarding."

Čeferin also wants to redistribute the power to address the "decrease in competitive balance."

He said: "We cannot allow the greatness of some to overshadow and drown out the rest. If we allow gaps to become too great, we will be neglecting those who have little opportunities. We face a threat that the bottom becomes unstable because the rest of the world is focused on the top."

A greater fraction of current revenue streams could therefore be funneled to European football's minor leagues, rather than the "Big 5" — the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1.